kurk

See also: kürk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kurk, from Spanish corcho, ultimately from Latin cortex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœrk/
  • (file)

Noun

kurk (plural kurke)

  1. cork

Dutch

Etymology

From Spanish corcho, ultimately from Latin cortex. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʏrk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kurk
  • Rhymes: -ʏrk

Noun

kurk n (plural kurken, diminutive kurkje n)

  1. cork (material)

Noun

kurk m (plural kurken, diminutive kurkje n)

  1. cork (stop of a bottle)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kurk
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: korku
  • Negerhollands: koruk
  • Aukan: koluku
  • Caribbean Hindustani: korku
  • Japanese: コルク
  • Papiamentu: kòrki, kurki

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kurkku, from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō. Cognates include Finnish kurkku.

Noun

kurk (genitive kurgu, partitive kurku)

  1. throat
Inflection

Etymology 2

From German Gurke.

Noun

kurk (genitive kurgi, partitive kurki)

  1. cucumber
Inflection

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurkku.

Noun

kurk

  1. throat

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurkku.

Noun

kurk

  1. throat

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurkku.

Noun

kurk

  1. throat
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